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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1929
Page
12
The Light laments open gambling violations in San Antonio citing Texas Penal Code Article 625. It accuses three veteran lawmen of tolerating gaming rings while urging immediate, sustained action against parasites profiting from gambling. The piece notes local authorities reportedly suppressed slot machines but may overlook other gaming forms.
A medical primer explains bone structure and fracture types. It defines simple, compound, and comminuted fractures, noting infection risks in compound cases and the importance of proper care and transport during first aid. It mentions organizations like the Red Cross in promoting first aid education.
Elsie Robinson argues that a shift to air driven thinking will redefine how people view life and distance. She contrasts air minded individuals with earth bound types, predicting new senses of freedom, speed, and identity as humanity moves beyond terrestrial limits.
The passage traces the fashion and social symbolism of wigs from royal courts to England and America. Louis XV’s court and the aristocracy popularized wigs, with chancellors and judges also wearing them. By the eighteenth century many styles existed, including the bob variations, and the general populace imitated aristocratic wig fashion.
The text discusses European air fleet power capacity linked to an unclear reference. It mentions a comparison to 18 large ocean-going vessels and notes a connection to a company or group named Annie TH planes. The readable fragments are vague and primarily involve aerial force capacity and maritime comparisons without clear dates or entities.
A vivid portrait of a small Midwestern town bridged to big city life. The piece details a growing hamlet near wheat lands and Indian reservations, noting modern amenities, schools, hotels, and commerce, with hints of rapid cultural change and new wealth.
A 1939 column satirizes the New York bachelor lifestyle, detailing young men living lavishly without work as social swirls, with brokers and a web of financial schemes. It critiqued the urban dating economy, flirtations, and the pressure to maintain wealth, status, and appearance for social acceptance.
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